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What is Sakai?

The Sakai Environment provides a flexible and feature-rich environment for teaching, learning, research and other collaboration. As an open source software suite developed by its adopter community, Sakai continually evolves in step with the needs of the students, faculty members and organizations it serves.

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The Sakai Environment provides a flexible and feature-rich environment for teaching, learning, research and other collaboration. As an open source software suite developed by its adopter community, Sakai continually evolves in step with the needs of the students, faculty members and organizations it serves.


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2000
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Great LMS"
Easy to use and a straightforward learning management system
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Great platform with a couple bugs."
I love the tools access on the left-hand side of the screen that allows professors to create multiple folders and upload different resources.
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
1.5 out of 5
"Sakai: Successfully does everything, but isn't good at anything"
Sakai has a lot of features and works fine for many applications.
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Sakai?

It is user friendly and I am able to easily switch between class views Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

I wish it had a feature where you could easily see all grades on one screen Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Sakai:

Work closely with faculty in understanding use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have realized that it helps me to stay on top of my grades Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
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What do you like best about Sakai?

I like that Sakai is a course page that controls all of the information and materials in one place. It is connected to our rosters and allows us to communicate with the entire group at once. We also use it for internal communication and information, like for our faculty. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

I find it unwieldy at times, including when I try to upload multiple documents, or create multiple assignments at once. I think you need to entirely overhaul the sign-up feature, as the set up is quite laborious. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

N/A Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
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What do you like best about Sakai?

The customizability. I like that I can set the site to look the way I want. The section setup is nice. You can set up an online class by creating units, which is very helpful. For the most part the communication channel between students and faculty seem to work well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

The user interface is somewhat confusing. Although, once you figure out out, it is not too bad. I don't know how to balance the customizability with a smooth user interface. It often seems like you have to go through a lot of unnecessary steps to get things to look the way you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

This is a great tool for communicating with students. The grade book is very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Sakai?

I like the variety of options there are for engaged learning. The ability to restrict the classes for each year or automatically have them roll is helpful. It is also cool to see who is online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

I dislike how hard it is for the technologically impaired. The dropbox connectivity is also hard. I don't like the restriction of file formats and the frequent slowness of the servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am solving connected classrooms. More paperless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

McKenna K.
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Office of Field Instruction Administrative Assistant
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What do you like best about Sakai?

The ability to access past courses and all associated files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

The thing I dislike the most is that Sakai is not very visually appealing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Sakai:

Great for academic usage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

Lack of organization- Sakai helps to solve this with the calendar feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Sakai?

i think the home page is easy to access to your other pages and classes, and if you know how to use the site there's a lot of other things you can do on it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

i dislike the fact that I can't see my final grades on this page, and that i have to go on another page (myrutgersportal) to get my final grades Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Sakai:

its cool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

no business problems here. I've been able to get my class schedules and grades through sakai. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Online Media
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What do you like best about Sakai?

Offers a wide range of customizable options - from discussion rooms and test centers to gradebooks. It also allows you to keep everything in one place for teachers to Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

Student usage is so dependent on how professors utilize it -- some are much more savvy in which features they use, others just post the syllabus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have utilized the Sakai product as a student, with classes posting all course requirements, assignments, syllabi, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
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What do you like best about Sakai?

I like the ease of using it and the different tabs, even if teachers do not utilize it to the fullest extent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

I really would love a homepage with the upcoming assignments due, somewhere where everything is compiled neatly. Also, getting due date alerts would be really nice. I am not crazy about the aesthetics of the site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

We utilize it for class, for teachers to post/accept assignments and communicate with students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nathan H.
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Assistant Boys Soccer Coach
Hospital & Health Care
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What do you like best about Sakai?

I like the flexibility of the system and the many options it has. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

The interface is awful, not intuitive, and aesthetically reminds me of windows 98. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

Outside of receiving class updates I used ctools to communicate with student groups I was part of and led. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Sakai?

As a student user of Sakai, it provided everything I needed to be connected to my classrooms inside and outside of the classroom as well. It integrated everything students need to be successful in the classroom (grades, assignments, online examinations, etc.). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sakai?

There were frequent errors such as logging out of the system while submitting an assignment or miscalculation of grades. These errors always seemed to be at the wrong time as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sakai solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problems that Sakai solved were the disconnect that professors and students sometimes have outside of the classroom. This system benefits students in a way that not only improves grades, but keeps them connected at all times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.